602 pages 25 cm

"Bibliography of comparative sources": pages 594-598. Includes bibliographical references

I. Background for the Detroit Armenian Folktales -- Folklore in the Metropolis -- Delray and Its People -- Armenia's Past: A Brief Survey -- The Oral Tradition -- II. The Armenian Folktale -- Published Collections of Armenian Folktales -- The Detroit Collection -- Story Distribution -- Parallels in Other Collections -- Kinds of Stories -- General Characteristics -- Motifs -- III. The Folktales -- Märchen -- The Ogre's Soul -- Nourie Hadig -- The Fairy Child -- Clever Daniel -- The Giant-Slayer -- Wisely Spent -- The Seven Giant Brothers -- Abo Beckeer -- The Giantess Leader -- The Miller and the Fox -- The Work of the Genii -- The Magic Bird-Heart -- The Magic Figs -- The Magic Horse -- The Huntsman -- The Dreamer and His Dream -- The Patient Suitor -- The Country of the Beautiful Gardens -- The Riddles -- The Magic Ring -- Hagop's Wish -- The Monster's Hairs -- The Turtle Skin -- The Golden Box -- The Magic Box -- The King of Snakes -- The Nine-Seeded Apple -- Tanzara and Dyeer -- Mundig -- Cinderella -- The Golden-Haired Twins -- The Story of Mariam -- Yeghnig Aghpar -- The World Below -- The Son of the Gray Horse -- The Helpful Spirit -- Ludwig and Iskander -- Buzz-Buzz Aunty -- The Halva-Maker -- Tushchoon Eigna -- Moralistic Tales -- The Rich Boy and the Poor Boy --The Devoted Son -- The Ditch-Digger Falls into His Own Ditch -- Foretelling the Future -- The Soul-Taking Angel -- The Gold Piece -- The Emperor's Lesson -- Honor -- Nature's Ways -- The Shepherd's Dream -- The Soul-Taker -- There is Righteousness -- The Test -- The Ball of Gold -- Anecdotes -- A Treasure Hunt -- The Curse -- A Great Catch -- One Way To Catch a Fish -- What a Fish! -- Saint Snakes -- Humorous Tales -- Fool's Luck -- Ingratitude -- Outwitting Giants -- Vhy, Vhy, Vhy -- Tales of Trickery and Wit -- The Ashman's Money -- The Clever Boy -- The Dead Snake and the Young Wife -- The Dilemma -- It Happened in a Bath -- Quick-Witted -- Matching Wits -- The Story of the Robbers -- The Test of the Chicken -- The Devil's Yallehr -- Rooster-Brother -- Anti-Feminine Tales -- The Honorable Wife -- The Rooster's Advice -- The Talkative Wife -- Today's Laughter, Tomorrow's Sadness -- Sagas and Legends -- Gohc Amu and the Tax Officials -- Aryohn, Gullah -- Gohc Amu and the Toot -- Gohc Amu and the Running Water -- Gohc Amu and the Matzoon -- The Bear Husband -- The Town of Stone -- Retribution -- The Old Fort -- Under Suspicion -- The Woman in Blue -- The Prize Bull -- The Sacred Sheet -- The Servant in the Monastery -- Cumulative Stories -- From Bad to Worse -- It Started with a Thorn -- Munuck -- Myths -- Lochman Hehkeem -- The Seven Stars -- The Sunset Lad -- IV. Comparative Studeis -- Appendices -- A. Narrator Sketches -- B. Index of Motifs -- C. Bibliography of Comparative Sources -- D. Additional References

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